The National Hispanic University
introduces first entirely online degree programs
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| Dr. David P. Lopez, NHU President |
SAN JOSE, CA -- An increasing number of young
Hispanics are enrolling in college, according to research from the Pew Hispanic
Center. To support this growing trend and its mission of providing access to
quality higher education for Hispanics and others serving diverse communities, The National Hispanic University (NHU)
announced it will introduce its first entirely online degree programs starting
April 30.
NHU President Dr. David P. López made
the announcement during NHU’s 30th anniversary celebration event on Friday,
Feb. 24. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio
R. Villaraigosa was the keynote speaker for the event and received
an honorary doctoral degree in recognition of his commitment to education and
for his efforts to improve access to education on behalf of the Hispanic
community. Mayor Villaraigosa presented Dr. López with a certificate from the
city of Los Angeles in recognition of NHU’s achievements in delivering quality
education to the Hispanic community.
“Throughout three decades of
development, the university has remained dedicated to a noble goal—to bring
traditionally underserved students into the university classroom and prepare
them for successful careers and positions of leadership,” said Mayor Villaraigosa.
“With the launch of its online programs, the university has an opportunity to
support the success of learners beyond San José and to prepare them to meet the
needs of multicultural communities.”
NHU recently received approval to
offer its Master of
Arts in Education with a specialization in Teaching and Learning and
Bachelor of
Arts in Child Development programs online, and the university is
expected to begin offering additional programs online later this year.
“For 30 years, NHU has been a
national institution of higher learning dedicated to educating our country’s
Hispanic leaders of tomorrow,” said Dr. David López, NHU president. “Adding
entirely online programs allows us to make higher education more accessible for
our current and future community of learners and prepare them for successful
careers and lifelong achievement.”
NHU’s M.A. in Education program with
a specialization in Teaching and Learning prepares educators to better
motivate, educate and succeed in today’s culturally and linguistically diverse
classrooms. The program provides teachers with the advanced insight and
knowledge to cultivate classroom environments that embrace and thrive on
diversity while enhancing the learning of all students, including
English-language learners.
The B.A. in Child Development program
is designed to prepare childcare professionals who are specialized in
supporting the cultural, linguistic and social diversity needs of young
children and their families. It offers a multicultural learning experience with
a concentration in biliteracy that meets the educational needs of the growing
base of Hispanic child development professionals.
NHU was founded in 1981 by the late
Dr. B. Roberto Cruz, who dedicated his life to making educational opportunities
available to Hispanics and members of other underrepresented groups. Grounded
in cultural respect, NHU fosters a learning environment that reflects the rich
heritage and diversity of the Hispanic community.
For
additional information about NHU, visit www.NHU.edu.
Mitt Romney in talks over nationwide version of tough state immigration laws. - Immigration adviser Kris Kobach, the man behind controversial 'self-deportation' laws in Arizona and Alabama, says policy could force out 5 million illegal immigrants in just four years
ReplyDeleteBritish "Guardian" Newspaper
Mitt Romney to kick out 5 million illegal immigrants in just four years
By Ed Pilkington in Topeka, Kansas
Friday, February 24, 2012
http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/24/kris-kobach-immigration-law-mastermind?cat=world&type=article
Some excerpts :
Mitt Romney has discussed the possibility of imposing a nationwide crackdown on undocumented aliens, a move that his leading immigration adviser believes could force more than a million people to quit the country every year.
Kris Kobach, the source of some of Romney's most controversial ideas on immigration, has told the Guardian that he has been in direct discussions with the presidential candidate about possible changes to federal policy should Romney win the Republican nomination and go on to take the White House.
The changes would see "attrition through enforcement" – the state-level clampdown pioneered by Kobach in Arizona, Alabama and several other states – extended across the entire US in an attempt to winkle undocumented workers out of the country.
Kobach estimates that within the first four years of a new Republican presidency, as many as half of the current pool of undocumented aliens – some 5.5 million – could be made to flee by introducing much more aggressive enforcement of immigration documents.
The idea is to make the legal environment so hostile to undocumented families, and work so hard to come by, that they will choose to depart of their own volition – "self-deportation", as Kobach calls it.